Great Piano Concertos - Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2
Performers:
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor Peter Donohoe, piano Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Programme
:
Ralph Vaughan Williams
1:
Overture to 'The Wasps'
Sergey Rachmaninov
2:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No 2 in C minor, Op 18
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:
Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op 67
Note:
Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto remains close to the hearts' of audiences worldwide for its lush romanticism and emotional power. A former winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Peter Donohoe’s musicianship and commanding technique are perfectly suited to this passionate work. Tonight's programme also includes the frenetic buzzing of Vaughan Williams’ The Wasps Overture and concludes with Beethoven’s legendary Symphony No 5, which begins with one of the most famous musical motifs ever written.